1806 Draped Bust Silver Quarter, Fine Condition but holed, Only 206,124 Minted
Another 1806 holed quarter with unique character and natural toning
This historic era coin is a unique piece of history, thanks for looking
Start Price and shipping drop $12.50 to $119.00 (auction starting price) plus $1.00 shipping with tracking on Aug. 3rd
Very Good Looking Quarter
Holed roughly some 200 plus years ago?
Maybe holed and tied with string to clothes because pants had no pockets.
For the Draped Bust Quarter series:
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Only five different dates were produced for the series, although it spanned a greater number of years from 1796 to 1807.
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The lowest mintage occurred in 1796 at just 6,146 pieces. This also came to represent a subtype rarity for type set collectors.
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The highest mintage occurred in the final year of the design in 1807 at 220,643 pieces.
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Total number of coins minted for the design is 561,045, with an average mintage of 12,209 per year.
Events
[
in 1806
·
March 23 – The
Lewis and Clark Expedition
and their
Corps of Discovery
, having reached the
Pacific Ocean
after traveling through the
Louisiana Purchase
, begins      its journey home.
·
March 28 – Washington College (modern-day
Washington & Jefferson College
) is chartered by the
Pennsylvania General Assembly
.
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·
March 29 – Construction is authorized of the
National Road
(the first United States federal highway).
·
April 18 – The
U.S. Congress
passes the
Non-importation Act
in an attempt to coerce
Great Britain
to suspend its
impressment
of American sailors and to respect     American
sovereignty
and
neutrality
on the high seas.
·
May 30 – Future President
Andrew Jackson
fights his second
duel
, killing
Charles Dickinson
who had accused Jackson’s wife of
bigamy
; Jackson has a bullet   lodged close to his heart.
·
July 4 – Ship
The Irish Rover
sets sail from the
Cove
of
Cork, Ireland
for New York.
·
July 15 –
Pike Expedition
: Near
St. Louis, Missouri
,
United States Army
Lieutenant
Zebulon Pike
leads an expedition from
Fort Bellefontaine
to explore the west.
·
August 14 – The
Lewis and Clark Expedition
makes its return to the
Mandan Indians
while making its return trip to
St. Louis
.
·
September 23 – The
Lewis and Clark Expedition
reaches St. Louis, Missouri, ending a successful exploration of the
Louisiana Territory
and the
Pacific Northwest
.
·
November 15 –
Pike Expedition
: During his second exploratory expedition, Lieutenant
Zebulon Pike
sees a distant mountain peak while near the
Colorado
foothills   of the
Rocky Mountains